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Visitor Information
Learn about park attractions and facilities and obtain online park maps and trail guides.
Backcountry Guide
We have nearly 30,000 acres of wilderness for hikers and horse riders. So, learn about backcountry permits, regulations, etc.
Scrapbooks
The last 50 years at Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Press Room
Current Press Releases, research information and administrative items.
Naturalist Notebook
Learn about our natural resources. Lots of rocks, over 250 animals, 800 plants!
Park Bookshop
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When Theodore Roosevelt stepped off the train the Dakota Territory for the first time, he was in search of adventure. The date was September 8, 1883, and the town that slept at 2:00 a.m. was Little Missouri, a shoddy collection of buildings on the west bank of the river that included "Big-Mouth Bob's Bug-Juice Dispensary" -- a saloon.
The 24-year-old Roosevelt was bursting with anticipation about shooting a bison. A feat the took him 10 days to accomplish. Before returning to New York, just two weeks after he arrived, he entered into a partnership to raise cattle on the Maltese Cross Ranch. TR returned again over the next few years to live the life of a cowboy, explore, invigorate his body and to have the Little Missouri Badlands renew his spirit.
Let these pages help you learn about Theodore Roosevelt National Park, plan a trip to the area, or introduce this compelling area and its natural wonders. Find out why Theodore Roosevelt wrote: "I would not have been President, had it not been for my experience in North Dakota."
Email: Ranger Reece
P.O. Box 7, Medora, North Dakota 58645-0007
| South Unit Phone: 701-623-4466 Fax: 701-623-4840 |
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North Unit Phone: 701-842-2333 Fax: 701-842-3101 |